What exactly is going to happen?
West Madhya Pradesh will shiver under severe cold wave for two straight days starting tomorrow. Places like Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, and surrounding districts should expect the minimum temperature to stay way below normal. After that, the intensity will ease a little, but isolated pockets will still feel proper cold wave conditions on 20 and 21 November.
East Rajasthan and East Madhya Pradesh will also stay under cold wave grip from 18 to 20 November. Chhattisgarh, Marathwada, Telangana and Madhya Maharashtra will face it on 18-19 November, while Vidarbha gets one very cold day on the 18th.
Yesterday morning, Rajgarh in West Madhya Pradesh recorded the lowest temperature on the plains — just 5.0 °C. Many stations in West and East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, East Rajasthan and parts of Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand were already 3 to 5 °C below normal.
Meanwhile, the south is getting soaked
While central India freezes, Tamil Nadu is seeing proper rain right now. Several coastal districts received heavy to very heavy spells in the last 24 hours. Kodiakara (Nagapattinam) got 12 cm, Sembanarkoil 9 cm, Thangachimadam 8 cm, and many stations like Vedaranyam, Pamban and Rameswaram recorded 6-7 cm each. Even Puducherry and Cuddalore saw 4-5 cm.
The rain will continue. Tamil Nadu can expect light to moderate rain at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy bursts till 23 November. Kerala will stay wet till 20 November and again on 22-23 November. Andaman & Nicobar Islands are likely to get very heavy rain between 20 and 22 November because another low-pressure area is forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal around 22 November and will slowly move west-northwest.
Thunderstorms with lightning are also very likely over Tamil Nadu till 21 November, Kerala till 19 November, and the Andamans almost the whole week.
Fog in the northeast, chill in the north-west
Northeast India will see shallow to moderate fog almost every morning this week. Parts of Bihar and east Uttar Pradesh had shallow fog today, and Assam-Meghalaya saw moderate fog in patches.
Fishermen, please stay ashore
Sea conditions will remain rough in many areas. Fishermen are advised not to venture along and off the south Kerala coast, Comorin area, Tamil Nadu–south Andhra coast, Gulf of Mannar till 18 November, and into the Andaman Sea and parts of southeast and east-central Bay of Bengal between 19 and 22 November.
How is Delhi looking?
Delhi NCR will stay mostly dry but cold. Expect mainly clear to partly cloudy skies, morning mist or shallow fog (moderate fog possible on 19-20 November), and minimum temperatures hovering between 9-11 °C — which is still 3 to 5 °C below normal. Day temperatures will stay around 25-28 °C, so the days will feel pleasant but nights and early mornings will be properly cold.
What to do if you are in the cold wave zone
The cold can hit health hard and fast. Flu, runny nose, nosebleeds and even frostbite are real risks if you stay out too long without proper protection. Children, elderly people and anyone with breathing problems should take extra care.
Simple tips that actually work:
- Wear layers — lots of thin layers trap heat better than one thick jacket.
- Cover head, ears, neck, hands and feet properly — most body heat escapes from there.
- Eat fruits rich in vitamin C and drink warm fluids often.
- Stay dry — wet clothes make you lose heat very quickly.
- Limit time outside, especially early morning and late evening.
- Never ignore shivering — that is your body telling you to get indoors.
Farmers in the cold belt — keep animals inside sheds at night, give them dry bedding, and protect standing crops and horticulture with cover if possible. In rain-hit Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra, drain fields quickly, prop up banana plants, and move harvested paddy and groundnut to higher, covered places.
Stay warm, stay dry, and keep checking the latest bulletins because weather can change quickly. We will keep you posted the moment anything new comes in.